Ofcom has revoked Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT 's UK licence with immediate effect.
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British Regulator Ofcom Opens 15 Investigations Into RT
British regulator Ofcom has launched 15 investigations into the RT channel following hundreds of complaints over impartiality in covering the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The investigations related to 15 editions of the hourly News programme broadcast on Sunday. “When reporting on an armed conflict, we recognise it can be difficult for broadcasters to verify information and events, but it is imperative that they make every effort to do so,” said Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes. “Given the serious on-going situation in Ukraine, we will be concluding our investigations into RT as a matter of urgency.” Dawes had been pressurized into investigating by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries in recent days. The EU has already banned RT and fellow Russian news channel Sputnik and a
Ofcom has revoked Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT 's UK licence with immediate effect.
Russian news channel RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK has been revoked with immediate effect by the regulator Ofcom, which said it “cannot be satisfied that RT can be a responsible broadcaster in the current circumstances.”
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The Queen is rearranging her schedule, once again. On Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced that the 95-year-old monarch will postpone the diplomatic reception that was set to be held at Windsor Castle on March 2, amid the conflict between the Ukraine and Russia. «The Queen has accepted the Foreign Secretary's advice that the Diplomatic Reception at Windsor on Wednesday 2nd March should be postponed,” the statement from the palace read.
Foxtel in Australia has become the latest broadcaster to suspend transmission of the Kremlin-backed RT channel in the region.
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